Public Act 096-0832
 
SB1466 Enrolled LRB096 04887 JAM 14953 b

    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing the
heading of Article 9 and Sections 9-1.4, 9-1.5, 9-1.6, 9-1.8,
9-1.9, 9-1.10, 9-1.12, 9-1.13, 9-1.14, 9-2, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7,
9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-16, 9-21, 9-28, 9-30, and 29-12
and by adding Sections 9-1.15, 9-8.5, 9-8.6, 9-23.5, 9-28.5,
and 9-40 as follows:
 
    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)
ARTICLE 9. DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES

 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.4)
    Sec. 9-1.4. Contribution.
    (A) "Contribution" means: -
    (1) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance, or
deposit of money, or anything of value, knowingly received in
connection with the nomination for election, or election, or
retention of any candidate or person to or in public office, in
connection with the election of any person as ward or township
committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or in
connection with any question of public policy;
    (1.5) a gift, subscription, donation, dues, loan, advance,
deposit of money, or anything of value that constitutes an
electioneering communication regardless of whether the
communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at the
request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a candidate's
authorized local political committee, a State political
committee, a political committee in support of or opposition to
a question of public policy, or any of their agents;
    (2) the purchase of tickets for fund-raising events,
including but not limited to dinners, luncheons, cocktail
parties, and rallies made in connection with the nomination for
election, or election, or retention of any person in or to
public office, in connection with the election of any person as
ward or township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
population, or in connection with any question of public
policy;
    (3) a transfer of funds received by a political committee
from another between political committee committees; and
    (4) the services of an employee donated by an employer, in
which case the contribution shall be listed in the name of the
employer, except that any individual services provided
voluntarily and without promise or expectation of compensation
from any source shall not be deemed a contribution; and but
    (5) an expenditure by a political committee made in
cooperation, consultation, or concert with another political
committee.
        (B) "Contribution" does not include: --
            (a) the use of real or personal property and the
        cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily
        provided by an individual in rendering voluntary
        personal services on the individual's residential
        premises for candidate-related activities; provided
        the value of the service provided does not exceed an
        aggregate of $150 in a reporting period;
            (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor
        for use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than
        the normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in
        a candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of
        such food or beverage to the vendor; .
            (c) communications by a corporation to its
        stockholders and executive or administrative personnel
        or their families;
            (d) communications by an association to its
        members and executive or administrative personnel or
        their families;
            (e) voter registration or other campaigns
        encouraging voting that make no mention of any clearly
        identified candidate, public question, political
        party, group, or combination thereof;
            (f) a loan of money by a national or State bank or
        credit union made in accordance with the applicable
        banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course
        of business, but the loan shall be listed on disclosure
        reports required by this Article; however, the use,
        ownership, or control of any security for such a loan,
        if provided by a person other than the candidate or his
        or her committee, qualifies as a contribution; or
            (g) an independent expenditure.
        (C) Interest or other investment income, earnings or
    proceeds, and refunds or returns of all or part of a
    committee's previous expenditures shall not be considered
    contributions but shall be listed on disclosure reports
    required by this Article.
(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.5)
    Sec. 9-1.5. Expenditure defined.
    (A) "Expenditure" means: -
        (1) a payment, distribution, purchase, loan, advance,
    deposit, or gift of money, or anything of value, in
    connection with the nomination for election, or election,
    or retention of any person to or in public office, in
    connection with the election of any person as ward or
    township committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more
    population, or in connection with any question of public
    policy; .
        (2) "Expenditure" also includes a payment,
    distribution, purchase, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of
    money, or anything of value that constitutes an
    electioneering communication regardless of whether the
    communication is made in concert or cooperation with or at
    the request, suggestion, or knowledge of a candidate, a
    candidate's authorized local political committee, a State
    political committee, a political committee in support of or
    opposition to a question of public policy, or any of their
    agents; or . However,
        (3) a transfer of funds by a political committee to
    another political committee.
    (B) "Expenditure" expenditure does not include: -
        (a) the use of real or personal property and the cost
    of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided
    by an individual in rendering voluntary personal services
    on the individual's residential premises for
    candidate-related activities; provided the value of the
    service provided does not exceed an aggregate of $150 in a
    reporting period; or
        (b) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for
    use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the
    normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a
    candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such
    food or beverage to the vendor.
    (2) a transfer of funds between political committees.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.6)
    Sec. 9-1.6. Person. "Person" or "whoever" means a natural
person an individual, trust, partnership, committee,
association, corporation, or any other organization or group of
persons.
(Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
    Sec. 9-1.8. Political committees.
    (a) "Political committee" includes a candidate political
committee, a political party committee, a political action
committee, and a ballot initiative committee.
    (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate
himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership,
corporation, or other organization or group of persons
designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes
expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
exceeding $3,000 on behalf of the candidate.
    (c) "Political party committee" means the State central
committee of a political party, a county central committee of a
political party, a legislative caucus committee, or a committee
formed by a ward or township committeeman of a political party.
For purposes of this Article, a "legislative caucus committee"
means a committee established for the purpose of electing
candidates to the General Assembly by the person elected
President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or more
members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more members
of the same caucus of the House of Representatives.
    (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person,
trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or
other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate,
political party, candidate political committee, or political
party committee, that accepts contributions or makes
expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
exceeding $3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate
or candidates for public office. "Political action committee"
includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
association, corporation, or other organization or group of
persons, other than a candidate, political party, candidate
political committee, or political party committee, that makes
electioneering communications during any 12-month period in an
aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 related to any candidate or
candidates for public office.
    (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural
person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in
support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to
be submitted to the electors. "Ballot initiative committee"
includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
association, corporation, or other organization or group of
persons that makes electioneering communications during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 related
to any question of public policy to be submitted to the voters.
The $3,000 threshold applies to any contributions or
expenditures received or made with the purpose of securing a
place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or passage of,
or engaging in electioneering communication regarding the
question of public policy, regardless of the method of
initiation of the question of public policy and regardless of
whether petitions have been circulated or filed with the
appropriate office or whether the question has been adopted and
certified by the governing body.
"State political committee" means the candidate himself or any
individual, trust, partnership, committee, association,
corporation, or any other organization or group of persons
which--
    (a) accepts contributions or grants or makes expenditures
during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
$3,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate or
candidates for public office who are required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of economic
interests with the Secretary of State,
    (b) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in
support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to
be submitted to the electors of an area encompassing more than
one county. The $3,000 threshold established in this paragraph
(b) applies to any receipts or expenditures received or made
with the purpose of securing a place on the ballot for,
advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in
electioneering communication regarding the question of public
policy regardless of the method of initiation of the question
of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been
circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the
question has been adopted and certified by the governing body,
    (c) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 and has
as its primary purpose the furtherance of governmental,
political or social values, is organized on a not-for-profit
basis, and which publicly endorses or publicly opposes a
candidate or candidates for public office who are required by
the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of
economic interest with the Secretary of State, or
    (d) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 for
electioneering communications relating to any candidate or
candidates described in paragraph (a) or any question of public
policy described in paragraph (b).
(Source: P.A. 95-963, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.9)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.9)
    Sec. 9-1.9. Election cycle. "Election cycle" means any of
the following:
    (1) For a candidate political committee organized to
support a candidate to be elected at a general primary election
or general election, (i) the period beginning January 1
following the general election for the office to which a
candidate seeks nomination or election and ending on the day of
the general primary election for that office or (ii) the period
beginning the day after a general primary election for the
office to which the candidate seeks nomination or election and
through December 31 following the general election.
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for a candidate
political committee organized to support a candidate for the
General Assembly, (i) the period beginning January 1 following
a general election and ending on the day of the next general
primary election or (ii) the period beginning the day after the
general primary election and ending on December 31 following a
general election.
    (3) For a candidate political committee organized to
support a candidate for a retention election, (i) the period
beginning January 1 following the general election at which the
candidate was elected through the day the candidate files a
declaration of intent to seek retention or (ii) the period
beginning the day after the candidate files a declaration of
intent to seek retention through December 31 following the
retention election.
    (4) For a candidate political committee organized to
support a candidate to be elected at a consolidated primary
election or consolidated election, (i) the period beginning
July 1 following a consolidated election and ending on the day
of the consolidated primary election or (ii) the period
beginning the day after the consolidated primary election and
ending on June 30 following a consolidated election.
    (5) For a political party committee, political action
committee, or ballot initiative committee, the period
beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each
calendar year. "Political committee" includes State central
and county central committees of any political party, and also
includes local political committees and state political
committees, but does not include any candidate who does not
accept contributions or make expenditures during any 12-month
period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000, nor does it
include, with the exception of State central and county central
committees of any political party, any individual, trust,
partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other
organization or group of persons which does not (i) accept
contributions or make expenditures during any 12-month period
in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 on behalf of or in
opposition to a candidate or candidates or to any question of
public policy or (ii) accept contributions or make expenditures
during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding
$3,000 for electioneering communications relating to any
candidate or candidates described in paragraph (a) of Section
9-1.7 or 9-1.8 or any question of public policy described in
paragraph (b) of Section 9-1.7 or 9-1.8, and such candidates
and persons shall not be required to comply with any filing
provisions in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.10)
    Sec. 9-1.10. Public Office. "Public office" means any
elective office or judicial office subject to retention for
which candidates are required to file statements of economic
interests under the "Illinois Governmental Ethics Act",
approved August 26, 1967, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.12)
    Sec. 9-1.12. Anything of value. "Anything of value" means
any item, thing, service includes all things, services, or good
goods, regardless of whether it they may be valued in monetary
terms according to ascertainable market value. Anything of
value which does not have an ascertainable market value must be
reported by describing the item, thing, service services, or
good goods contributed and by using the contributor's certified
market value required under Section 9-6.
(Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.13)
    Sec. 9-1.13. Transfer of funds. "Transfer of funds" means
any conveyance of money or the purchase of tickets made in
connection with the nomination for election, election or
retention of any person to or in public office or in connection
with any question of public policy from one political committee
to another political committee.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.14)
    Sec. 9-1.14. Electioneering communication defined.
    (a) "Electioneering communication" means, for the purposes
of this Article, any broadcast, cable, or satellite form of
communication, in whatever medium, including but not limited to
a newspaper, radio, television, or Internet communication,
that (1) refers to (i) a clearly identified candidate or
candidates who will appear on the ballot for nomination for
election, election, or retention, (ii) refers to a clearly
identified political party, or (iii) refers to a clearly
identified question of public policy that will appear on the
ballot, and (2) is made within (i) 60 days before a general
election or consolidated election or (ii) 30 days before a
primary election, (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate,
and (4) is susceptible to no reasonable interpretation other
than as an appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified
candidate for nomination for election, election, or retention,
a political party, or a question of public policy.
    (b) "Electioneering communication" does not include:
        (1) A communication, other than an advertisement,
    appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial
    distributed through the facilities of any legitimate news
    organization, unless the facilities are owned or
    controlled by any political party, political committee, or
    candidate.
        (2) A communication made solely to promote a candidate
    debate or forum that is made by or on behalf of the person
    sponsoring the debate or forum.
        (3) A communication made as part of a non-partisan
    activity designed to encourage individuals to vote or to
    register to vote.
        (4) A communication by an organization operating and
    remaining in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
        (5) A communication exclusively between a labor
    organization, as defined under federal or State law, and
    its members.
        (6) A communication exclusively between an
    organization formed under Section 501(c)(6) of the
    Internal Revenue Code and its members.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 94-461, eff. 8-4-05; 94-645, eff.
8-22-05.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.15 new)
    Sec. 9-1.15. Independent expenditure. "Independent
expenditure" means any payment, gift, donation, or expenditure
of funds (i) by a natural person or political committee for the
purpose of making electioneering communications or of
expressly advocating for or against the nomination for
election, election, retention, or defeat of a clearly
identifiable public official or candidate and (ii) that is not
made in connection, consultation, or concert with or at the
request or suggestion of the public official or candidate, the
public official's or candidate's designated political
committee or campaign, or the agent or agents of the public
official, candidate, or political committee or campaign.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
    Sec. 9-2. Political committee designations.
    (a) Every political committee shall be designated as a (i)
candidate political committee, (ii) political party committee,
(iii) political action committee, or (iv) ballot initiative
committee.
    (b) Beginning January 1, 2011, no public official or
candidate for public office may maintain or establish more than
one candidate political committee for each office that public
official or candidate holds or is seeking. The name of each
candidate political committee shall identify the name of the
public official or candidate supported by the candidate
political committee. If a candidate establishes separate
candidate political committees for each public office, the name
of each candidate political committee shall also include the
public office to which the candidate seeks nomination for
election, election, or retention. If a candidate establishes
one candidate political committee for multiple offices elected
at different elections, then the candidate shall designate an
election cycle, as defined in Section 9-1.9, for purposes of
contribution limitations and reporting requirements set forth
in this Article. No political committee, other than a candidate
political committee, may include the name of a candidate in its
name.
    (c) Beginning January 1, 2011, no State central committee
of a political party, county central committee of a political
party, committee formed by a ward or township committeeman, or
committee established for the purpose of electing candidates to
the General Assembly may maintain or establish more than one
political party committee. The name of the committee must
include the name of the political party.
    (d) Beginning January 1, 2011, no natural person, trust,
partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other
organization or group of persons forming a political action
committee shall maintain or establish more than one political
action committee. The name of a political action committee must
include the name of the entity forming the committee.
    (e) Beginning January 1, 2011, the name of a ballot
initiative committee must include words describing the
question of public policy and whether the group supports or
opposes the question.
    (f) Every political committee shall designate a chairman
and a treasurer. The same person may serve as both chairman and
treasurer of any political committee. A candidate who
administers his own campaign contributions and expenditures
shall be deemed a political committee for purposes of this
Article and shall designate himself as chairman, treasurer, or
both chairman and treasurer of such political committee. The
treasurer of a political committee shall be responsible for
keeping the records and filing the statements and reports
required by this Article.
    (g) No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or
made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or treasurer
thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a
political committee without the authorization of its chairman
or treasurer, or their designated agents.
    (h) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
committee in existence on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly shall make the designation
required by this Section by December 31, 2010.
(Source: P.A. 80-756.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
    Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization.
    (a) Every state political committee and every local
political committee shall file with the State Board of
Elections, and every local political committee shall file with
the county clerk, a statement of organization within 10
business days of the creation of such committee, except any
political committee created within the 30 days before an
election shall file a statement of organization within 2 5
business days in person, by facsimile transmission, or by
electronic mail. Any change in information previously
submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported, as
required for the original statement of organization by this
Section, within 10 days following that change. A political
committee that acts as both a state political committee and a
local political committee shall file a copy of each statement
of organization with the State Board of Elections and the
county clerk. The Board shall impose a civil penalty of $50 $25
per business day upon political committees for failing to file
or late filing of a statement of organization, except that for
committees formed to support candidates for statewide office,
the civil penalty shall be $50 per business day. Such penalties
shall not exceed $5,000, and shall not exceed $10,000 for
statewide office political committees. There shall be no fine
if the statement is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours
prior to the filing deadline.
    In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this
Section, the State Board of Elections or any other affected
political committee may apply to the circuit court for a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
injunction against the political committee to cease the
expenditure of funds and to cease operations until the
statement of organization is filed.
    For the purpose of this Section, "statewide office" means
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
    (b) The statement of organization shall include: -
        (1) (a) the name and address of the political committee
    and the designation required by Section 9-2 (the name of
    the political committee must include the name of any
    sponsoring entity);
        (2) (b) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
    candidate affiliation and his county of residence, and
    purposes of the political committee;
        (3) (c) the name, address, and position of each
    custodian of the committee's books and accounts;
        (4) (d) the name, address, and position of the
    committee's principal officers, including the chairman,
    treasurer, and officers and members of its finance
    committee, if any;
        (5) the name and address of any sponsoring entity (e)
    (Blank);
        (6) (f) a statement of what specific disposition of
    residual fund will be made in the event of the dissolution
    or termination of the committee;
        (7) (g) a listing of all banks or other financial
    institutions, safety deposit boxes, and any other
    repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee;
    and
        (8) (h) the amount of funds available for campaign
    expenditures as of the filing date of the committee's
    statement of organization.
    For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i)
any person, political committee, organization, corporation, or
association that contributes at least 33% of the total funding
of the political committee or (ii) any person or other entity
that is registered or is required to register under the
Lobbyist Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the
total funding of the political committee; except that a
political committee is not a "sponsoring entity" for purposes
of this Section if it is a political committee organized by (i)
an established political party as defined in Section 10-2, (ii)
a partisan caucus of either house of the General Assembly, or
(iii) the Speaker or Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives or the President or Minority Leader of the
Senate, in his or her capacity as a legislative leader of the
House of Representatives or Senate and not as a candidate for
Representative or Senator.
    (c) Each statement of organization required to be filed in
accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and
signed by either the treasurer of the political committee
making the statement or the candidate on whose behalf the
statement is made and shall contain substantially the following
verification:
"VERIFICATION:
    I declare that this statement of organization (including
any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by
me and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is a true,
correct, and complete statement of organization as required by
Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand that willfully
filing a false or incomplete statement is subject to a civil
penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
................  ..........................................
(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". 
    (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative
committee also shall include a verification signed by the
chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed
for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public
policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the
committee will be used for the purpose described in the
statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept
unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the
ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or
expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or
candidates for nomination for election, election, or
retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements
shall deem the committee in violation of this Article.
    (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
committee in existence on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly shall file the statement
required by this Section with the Board by December 31, 2010.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03;
94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-5)
    Sec. 9-5. Dissolved or inactive committee. Any change in
information previously submitted in a statement of
organization except for information submitted under Section
9-3 (h) shall be reported, as required of statements of
organization by Section 9-3 of this Article, within 10 days
following such change.
    Any political committee which, after having filed a
statement of organization, dissolves as a political committee
or determines that it will no longer receive any campaign
contributions nor make any campaign expenditures shall notify
the Board, or the Board and the county clerk, as required of
statements of organization by Section 9-3 of this Article, of
that fact and file with the Board, or the Board and the county
clerk, as required of statements of organization by Section 9-3
of this Article, a final report with respect to its
contributions and expenditures, including the final
disposition of its funds and assets.
    In the event that a political committee dissolves, all
contributions in its possession, after payment of the
committee's outstanding liabilities, including staff salaries,
shall be refunded to the contributors in amounts not exceeding
their individual contributions, or transferred to other
political or charitable organizations consistent with the
positions of the committee or the candidates it represented. In
no case shall these funds be used for the personal
aggrandizement of any committee member or campaign worker.
(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-6)
    Sec. 9-6. Accounting for contributions.
    (a) A Every person who collects or accepts receives a
contribution in excess of $20 for a political committee shall,
on demand of the treasurer, and in any event within 5 days
after receipt of such contribution, submit render to the
treasurer a detailed account of the contribution thereof,
including (i) the amount, (ii) the name and address of the
person making such contribution, (iii) and the date on which
the contribution it was received, and (iv) the name and address
of the person collecting or accepting the contribution for the
political committee. A political committee shall disclose on
the quarterly statement the name, address, and occupation of
any person who collects or accepts contributions from at least
5 persons in the aggregate of $3,000 or more outside of the
presence of a candidate or not in connection with a fundraising
event sanctioned or coordinated by the political committee
during a reporting period. This subsection does not apply to a
person who is an officer of the committee, a compensated
employee, a person authorized by an officer or the candidate of
a committee to accept contributions on behalf of the committee,
or an entity used for processing financial transactions by
credit card or other means.
    (b) Within 5 business days of contributing goods or
services of more than $50 value to a political committee, the
contributor shall submit to the treasurer a detailed account of
the contribution, including (i) the name and address of the
person making the contribution, (ii) certify the value of the
contribution to the political committee on forms prescribed by
the State Board of Elections. The forms shall include the name
and address of the contributor, a description and market value
of the goods or services, and (iii) the date on which the
contribution was made.
    (c) All funds of a political committee shall be segregated
from, and may not be commingled with, any personal funds of
officers, members, or associates of such committee.
(Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
    Sec. 9-7. The treasurer of a political committee shall keep
a detailed and exact account of-
    (a) the total of all contributions made to or for the
committee;
    (b) the full name and mailing address of every person
making a contribution in excess of $20 and the date and amount
thereof;
    (c) the total of all expenditures made by or on behalf of
the committee;
    (d) the full name and mailing address of every person to
whom any expenditure in excess of $20 is made, and the date and
amount thereof;
    (e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for every
expenditure in excess of $20 made by or on behalf of the
committee.
    The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts
required by this section for a period of 2 years.
(Source: P.A. 79-293.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-8)
    Sec. 9-8. Any political committee which solicits or
receives contributions or makes expenditures on behalf of any
candidate that is not authorized in writing by such candidate
to do so shall include a notice on the face or front page of all
literature and advertisements published and following all
commercials broadcast, that are authorized by the committee and
that mention the candidate, in connection with such candidate's
campaign by such committee or on its behalf stating that the
committee is not authorized by such candidate and that such
candidate is not responsible for the activities of such
committee.
(Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new)
    Sec. 9-8.5. Limitations on campaign contributions.
    (a) It is unlawful for a political committee to accept
contributions except as provided in this Section.
    (b) During an election cycle, a candidate political
committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value
over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii)
$10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or
association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political
committee or political action committee. A candidate political
committee may accept contributions in any amount from a
political party committee except during an election cycle in
which the candidate seeks nomination at a primary election.
During an election cycle in which the candidate seeks
nomination at a primary election, a candidate political
committee may not accept contributions from political party
committees with an aggregate value over the following: (i)
$200,000 for a candidate political committee established to
support a candidate seeking nomination to statewide office,
(ii) $125,000 for a candidate political committee established
to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Senate, the
Supreme Court or Appellate Court in the First Judicial
District, or an office elected by all voters in a county with
1,000,000 or more residents, (iii) $75,000 for a candidate
political committee established to support a candidate seeking
nomination to the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court
or Appellate Court for a Judicial District other than the First
Judicial District, an office elected by all voters of a county
of fewer than 1,000,000 residents, and municipal and county
offices in Cook County other than those elected by all voters
of Cook County, and (iv) $50,000 for a candidate political
committee established to support the nomination of a candidate
to any other office. A candidate political committee
established to elect a candidate to the General Assembly may
accept contributions from only one legislative caucus
committee. A candidate political committee may not accept
contributions from a ballot initiative committee.
    (c) During an election cycle, a political party committee
may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the
following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from
any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii)
$50,000 from a political action committee. A political party
committee may accept contributions in any amount from another
political party committee or a candidate political committee,
except as provided in subsection (c-5). Nothing in this Section
shall limit the amounts that may be transferred between a State
political committee and federal political committee. A
political party committee may not accept contributions from a
ballot initiative committee. A political party committee
established by a legislative caucus may not accept
contributions from another political party committee
established by a legislative caucus.
    (c-5) During the period beginning on the date candidates
may begin circulating petitions for a primary election and
ending on the day of the primary election, a political party
committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value
over $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political
party committee. A political party committee may accept
contributions in any amount from a candidate political
committee or political party committee if the political party
committee receiving the contribution filed a statement of
nonparticipation in the primary as provided in subsection
(c-10). The Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform shall study
and make recommendations on the provisions of this subsection
to the Governor and General Assembly by September 30, 2012.
This subsection becomes inoperative on July 1, 2013 and
thereafter no longer applies.
    (c-10) A political party committee that does not intend to
make contributions to candidates to be nominated at a general
primary election or consolidated primary election may file a
Statement of Nonparticipation in a Primary Election with the
Board. The Statement of Nonparticipation shall include a
verification signed by the chairperson and treasurer of the
committee that (i) the committee will not make contributions or
coordinated expenditures in support of or opposition to a
candidate or candidates to be nominated at the general primary
election or consolidated primary election (select one) to be
held on (insert date), (ii) the political party committee may
accept unlimited contributions from candidate political
committees and political party committees, provided that the
political party committee does not make contributions to a
candidate or candidates to be nominated at the primary
election, and (iii) failure to abide by these requirements
shall deem the political party committee in violation of this
Article and subject the committee to a fine of no more than
150% of the total contributions or coordinated expenditures
made by the committee in violation of this Article. This
subsection becomes inoperative on July 1, 2013 and thereafter
no longer applies.
    (d) During an election cycle, a political action committee
may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the
following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from
any corporation, labor organization, political party
committee, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a political
action committee or candidate political committee. A political
action committee may not accept contributions from a ballot
initiative committee.
    (e) A ballot initiative committee may accept contributions
in any amount from any source, provided that the committee
files the document required by Section 9-3 of this Article.
    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a political
committee from dividing the proceeds of joint fundraising
efforts; provided that no political committee may receive more
than the limit from any one contributor.
    (g) On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Board
of Elections shall adjust the amounts of the contribution
limitations established in this Section for inflation as
determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
as issued by the United States Department of Labor and rounded
to the nearest $100. The State Board shall publish this
information on its official website.
    (h) Self-funding candidates. If a public official, a
candidate, or the public official's or candidate's immediate
family contributes or loans to the public official's or
candidate's political committee or to other political
committees that transfer funds to the public official's or
candidate's political committee or makes independent
expenditures for the benefit of the public official's or
candidate's campaign during the 12 months prior to an election
in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide
office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices, then
the public official or candidate shall file with the State
Board of Elections, within one day, a Notification of
Self-funding that shall detail each contribution or loan made
by the public official, the candidate, or the public official's
or candidate's immediate family. Within 2 business days after
the filing of a Notification of Self-funding, the notification
shall be posted on the Board's website and the Board shall give
official notice of the filing to each candidate for the same
office as the public official or candidate making the filing,
including the public official or candidate filing the
Notification of Self-funding. Upon receiving notice from the
Board, all candidates for that office, including the public
official or candidate who filed a Notification of Self-funding,
shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any
contribution limits imposed by subsection (b). For the purposes
of this subsection, "immediate family" means the spouse,
parent, or child of a public official or candidate.
    (i) For the purposes of this Section, a corporation, labor
organization, association, or a political action committee
established by a corporation, labor organization, or
association may act as a conduit in facilitating the delivery
to a political action committee of contributions made through
dues, levies, or similar assessments and the political action
committee may report the contributions in the aggregate,
provided that: (i) the dues, levies, or similar assessments
paid by any natural person, corporation, labor organization, or
association in a calendar year may not exceed the limits set
forth in this Section and (ii) the corporation, labor
organization, association, or a political action committee
established by a corporation, labor organization, or
association facilitating the delivery of contributions
maintains a list of natural persons, corporations, labor
organizations, and associations that paid the dues, levies, or
similar assessments from which the contributions comprising
the aggregate amount derive. A political action committee
facilitating the delivery of contributions or receiving
contributions shall disclose the amount of dues delivered or
received and the name of the corporation, labor organization,
association, or political action committee delivering the
contributions, if applicable.
    (j) A political committee that receives a contribution or
transfer in violation of this Section shall dispose of the
contribution or transfer by returning the contribution or
transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or transfer,
to the contributor or transferor or donating the contribution
or transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or
transfer, to a charity. A contribution or transfer received in
violation of this Section that is not disposed of as provided
in this subsection within 15 days after its receipt shall
escheat to the General Revenue Fund and the political committee
shall be deemed in violation of this Section and subject to a
civil penalty not to exceed 150% of the total amount of the
contribution.
    (k) For the purposes of this Section, "statewide office"
means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
    (l) This Section is repealed if and when the United States
Supreme Court invalidates contribution limits on committees
formed to assist candidates, political parties, corporations,
associations, or labor organizations established by or
pursuant to federal law.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.6 new)
    Sec. 9-8.6. Independent expenditures.
    (a) An independent expenditure is not considered a
contribution to a political committee. An expenditure made by a
natural person or political committee for an electioneering
communication in connection, consultation, or concert with or
at the request or suggestion of the public official or
candidate, the public official's or candidate's candidate
political committee, or the agent or agents of the public
official, candidate, or political committee or campaign shall
not be considered an independent expenditure but rather shall
be considered a contribution to the public official's or
candidate's candidate political committee.
    A natural person who makes an independent expenditure
supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that,
alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure
made by that natural person supporting or opposing that public
official or candidate during any 12-month period, equals an
aggregate value of at least $3,000 must file a written
disclosure with the State Board of Elections within 2 business
days after making any expenditure that results in the natural
person meeting or exceeding the $3,000 threshold. Each
disclosure must identify the natural person, the public
official or candidate supported or opposed, the date, amount,
and nature of each independent expenditure, and the natural
person's occupation and employer.
    (b) Any entity other than a natural person that makes
expenditures of any kind in an aggregate amount exceeding
$3,000 during any 12-month period supporting or opposing a
public official or candidate must organize as a political
committee in accordance with this Article.
    (c) Every political committee that makes independent
expenditures must report all such independent expenditures as
required under Section 9-10 of this Article.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-9)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-9)
    Sec. 9-9. Any State political committee shall include on
all literature and advertisements soliciting funds the
following notice:
    "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of
Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official
website (insert the current website address) or for purchase
from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois."
    Any local political committee shall include on all
literature and advertisements soliciting funds the following
notice:
    "A copy of our report filed with the county clerk is (or
will be) available for purchase from the county clerk, (county
clerk's address), Illinois."
    Any political committee that acts as both a state political
committee and a local political committee shall include on all
literature and advertisements soliciting funds the following
notice:
    "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of
Elections and the county clerk is (or will be) available for
purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield,
Illinois, and from the county clerk, (county clerk's address),
Illinois."
(Source: P.A. 83-259.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
    Sec. 9-10. Disclosure of contributions and expenditures
Financial reports.
    (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and
the treasurer of every local political committee shall file
with the Board, and the treasurer of every local political
committee shall file with the county clerk, reports of campaign
contributions, and semi-annual reports of campaign
contributions and expenditures as required by this Section on
forms to be prescribed or approved by the Board. The treasurer
of every political committee that acts as both a state
political committee and a local political committee shall file
a copy of each report with the State Board of Elections and the
county clerk. Entities subject to Section 9-7.5 shall file
reports required by that Section at times provided in this
Section and are subject to the penalties provided in this
Section.
    (b) Every political committee shall file quarterly reports
of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent
expenditures. The reports shall cover the period January 1
through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through
September 30, and October 1 through December 31 of each year. A
political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than
the 15th day of the month following each period. Reports of
contributions and expenditures must be filed to cover the
prescribed time periods even though no contributions or
expenditures may have been received or made during the period.
The Board shall assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for
failure to file a report required by this subsection. The fine,
however, shall not exceed $1,000 for a first violation if the
committee files less than 10 days after the deadline. There
shall be no fine if the report is mailed and postmarked at
least 72 hours prior to the filing deadline. When considering
the amount of the fine to be imposed, the Board shall consider
whether the violation was committed inadvertently,
negligently, knowingly, or intentionally and any past
violations of this Section.
    (c) A political committee shall file a report of any
contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board
within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution,
except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days
after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer
days before the date of an election and (ii) the political
committee supports or opposes a candidate or public question on
the ballot at that election or makes expenditures in excess of
$500 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate, candidates,
a public question, or public questions on the ballot at that
election. The State Board shall allow filings of reports of
contributions of $1,000 or more by political committees that
are not required to file electronically to be made by facsimile
transmission. The Board shall assess a civil penalty for
failure to file a report required by this subsection. Failure
to report each contribution is a separate violation of this
subsection. The Board shall impose fines for willful or wanton
violations of this subsection (c) not to exceed 150% of the
total amount of the contributions that were untimely reported,
but in no case shall it be less than 10% of the total amount of
the contributions that were untimely reported. When
considering the amount of the fine to be imposed for willful or
wanton violations, the Board shall consider the number of days
the contribution was reported late and past violations of this
Section and Section 9-3. The Board may impose a fine for
negligent or inadvertent violations of this subsection not to
exceed 50% of the total amount of the contributions that were
untimely reported, or the Board may waive the fine. When
considering whether to impose a fine and the amount of the
fine, the Board shall consider the following factors: (1)
whether the political committee made an attempt to disclose the
contribution and any attempts made to correct the violation,
(2) whether the violation is attributed to a clerical or
computer error, (3) the amount of the contribution, (4) whether
the violation arose from a discrepancy between the date the
contribution was reported transferred by a political committee
and the date the contribution was received by a political
committee, (5) the number of days the contribution was reported
late, and (6) past violations of this Section and Section 9-3
by the political committee.
    (d) For the purpose of this Section, a contribution is
considered received on the date (i) a monetary contribution was
deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository
of funds for the committee, (ii) the date a committee receives
notice a monetary contribution was deposited by an entity used
to process financial transactions by credit card or other
entity used for processing a monetary contribution that was
deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository
of funds for the committee, or (iii) the public official,
candidate, or political committee receives the notification of
contribution of goods or services as required under subsection
(b) of Section 9-6.
    (e) A political committee that makes independent
expenditures of $1,000 or more during the period 30 days or
fewer before an election shall electronically file a report
with the Board within 5 business days after making the
independent expenditure. The report shall contain the
information required in Section 9-11(c) of this Article. This
subsection does not apply with respect to general primary
elections. Reports of campaign contributions shall be filed no
later than the 15th day next preceding each election in
connection with which the political committee has accepted or
is accepting contributions or has made or is making
expenditures. Such reports shall be complete as of the 30th day
next preceding each election. The Board shall assess a civil
penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a violation of this
subsection, except that for State officers and candidates and
political committees formed for statewide office, the civil
penalty may not exceed $10,000. The fine, however, shall not
exceed $500 for a first filing violation for filing less than
10 days after the deadline. There shall be no fine if the
report is mailed and postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the
filing deadline. For the purpose of this subsection, "statewide
office" and "State officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
and Treasurer. However, a continuing political committee that
does not make an expenditure or expenditures in an aggregate
amount of more than $500 on behalf of or in opposition to any
(i) candidate or candidates, (ii) public question or questions,
or (iii) candidate or candidates and public question or
questions on the ballot at an election shall not be required to
file the reports prescribed in this subsection (b) and
subsection (b-5) but may file in lieu thereof a Statement of
Nonparticipation in the Election with the Board or the Board
and the county clerk ; except that if the political committee,
by the terms of its statement of organization filed in
accordance with this Article, is organized to support or oppose
a candidate or public question on the ballot at the next
election or primary, that committee must file reports required
by this subsection (b) and by subsection (b-5).
    (b-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) and
Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes, any contribution of
more than $500 received (i) with respect to elections other
than the general primary election, in the interim between the
last date of the period covered by the last report filed under
subsection (b) prior to the election and the date of the
election or (ii) with respect to general primary elections, in
the period beginning January 1 of the year of the general
primary election and prior to the date of the general primary
election shall be filed with and must actually be received by
the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after
receipt of such contribution. A continuing political committee
that does not support or oppose a candidate or public question
on the ballot at a general primary election and does not make
expenditures in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to
any candidate or public question on the ballot at the general
primary election shall not be required to file the report
prescribed in this subsection unless the committee makes an
expenditure in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to
any candidate or public question on the ballot at the general
primary election. The committee shall timely file the report
required under this subsection beginning with the date the
expenditure that triggered participation was made. The State
Board shall allow filings of reports of contributions of more
than $500 under this subsection (b-5) by political committees
that are not required to file electronically to be made by
facsimile transmission. For the purpose of this subsection, a
contribution is considered received on the date the public
official, candidate, or political committee (or equivalent
person in the case of a reporting entity other than a political
committee) actually receives it or, in the case of goods or
services, 2 business days after the date the public official,
candidate, committee, or other reporting entity receives the
certification required under subsection (b) of Section 9-6.
Failure to report each contribution is a separate violation of
this subsection. In the final disposition of any matter by the
Board on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General Assembly, the Board may impose fines for
violations of this subsection not to exceed 100% of the total
amount of the contributions that were untimely reported, but in
no case when a fine is imposed shall it be less than 10% of the
total amount of the contributions that were untimely reported.
When considering the amount of the fine to be imposed, the
Board shall consider, but is not limited to, the following
factors:
        (1) whether in the Board's opinion the violation was
    committed inadvertently, negligently, knowingly, or
    intentionally;
        (2) the number of days the contribution was reported
    late; and
        (3) past violations of Sections 9-3 and 9-10 of this
    Article by the committee.
    (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every
political committee shall file semi-annual reports of campaign
contributions and expenditures no later than July 20th,
covering the period from January 1st through June 30th
immediately preceding, and no later than January 20th, covering
the period from July 1st through December 31st of the preceding
calendar year. Reports of contributions and expenditures must
be filed to cover the prescribed time periods even though no
contributions or expenditures may have been received or made
during the period. The Board shall assess a civil penalty not
to exceed $5,000 for a violation of this subsection, except
that for State officers and candidates and political committees
formed for statewide office, the civil penalty may not exceed
$10,000. The fine, however, shall not exceed $500 for a first
filing violation for filing less than 10 days after the
deadline. There shall be no fine if the report is mailed and
postmarked at least 72 hours prior to the filing deadline. For
the purpose of this subsection, "statewide office" and "State
officer" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
    (c-5) A political committee that acts as either (i) a State
and local political committee or (ii) a local political
committee and that files reports electronically under Section
9-28 is not required to file copies of the reports with the
appropriate county clerk if the county clerk has a system that
permits access to, and duplication of, reports that are filed
with the State Board of Elections. A State and local political
committee or a local political committee shall file with the
county clerk a copy of its statement of organization pursuant
to Section 9-3.
    (f) (d) A copy of each report or statement filed under this
Article shall be preserved by the person filing it for a period
of two years from the date of filing.
(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 95-957,
eff. 1-1-09.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
    Sec. 9-11. Financial reports.
    (a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions,
expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10
shall disclose the following:
        (1) the name and address of the political committee;
        (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
    report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
    chairman or treasurer;
        (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
    reporting period;
        (4) the full name and mailing address of each person
    who has made one or more contributions to or for the
    committee within the reporting period in an aggregate
    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
    amounts and dates of those contributions, and, if the
    contributor is an individual who contributed more than
    $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
    the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
    a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
    to ascertain this information;
        (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
    or for the committee during the reporting period and not
    reported under item (4);
        (6) the name and address of each political committee
    from which the reporting committee received, or to which
    that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate
    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the
    amounts and dates of all transfers;
        (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the
    committee during the reporting period and not reported
    under item (6);
        (8) each loan to or from any person, political
    committee, or financial institution within the reporting
    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or
    value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
    mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any; the
    dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender or
    endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of
    more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
    individual or, if the occupation and employer of the
    individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
        (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the
    committee from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
    luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
    events; (ii) mass collections made at those events; and
    (iii) sales of items such as political campaign pins,
    buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners,
    literature, and similar materials;
        (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, income from
    investments, or other receipt in excess of $150 received by
    the committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through
    (9) and, if the contributor is an individual who
    contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of
    the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
    contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
        (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the
    committee or candidate during the reporting period;
        (12) the full name and mailing address of each person
    to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or
    candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate
    amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and
    purpose of each of those expenditures; and the question of
    public policy or the name and address of, and the office
    sought by, each candidate on whose behalf that expenditure
    was made;
        (13) the full name and mailing address of each person
    to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
    reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made and
    that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
    and purpose of the expenditure;
        (14) the value of each asset held as an investment, as
    of the final day of the reporting period;
        (15) the total sum of expenditures made by the
    committee during the reporting period; and
        (16) the full name and mailing address of each person
    to whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess
    of $150 and the amount of those debts or obligations.
    For purposes of reporting campaign receipts and expenses,
income from investments shall be included as receipts during
the reporting period they are actually received. The gross
purchase price of each investment shall be reported as an
expenditure at time of purchase. Net proceeds from the sale of
an investment shall be reported as a receipt. During the period
investments are held they shall be identified by name and
quantity of security or instrument on each semi-annual report
during the period.
    (b) Each report of a campaign contribution of $1,000 or
more required contributions under subsection (c) of Section
9-10 shall disclose the following: -
        (1) the name and address of the political committee;
        (2) the name and address of the person submitting the
    report on behalf of the committee, if other than the
    chairman or treasurer (Blank); and
        (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
    reporting period;
        (3) (4) the full name and mailing address of each
    person who has made a contribution of $1,000 or more. one
    or more contributions to or for such committee within the
    reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess
    of $150, together with the amount and date of such
    contributions, and if a contributor is an individual who
    contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of
    the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
    contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
        (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
    or for such committee during the reporting period and not
    reported under item (4);
        (6) the name and address of each political committee
    from which the reporting committee received, or to which
    that committee made, any transfer of funds, in any
    aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with
    the amounts and dates of all transfers;
        (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
    committee during the reporting period and not reported
    under item (6);
        (8) each loan to or from any person within the
    reporting period by or to such committee in an aggregate
    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full
    names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if
    any, and the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender
    or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan
    of more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
    individual, or if the occupation and employer of the
    individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
    made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
        (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
    committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
    luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
    events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
    sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
    badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
    similar materials;
        (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other
    receipt in excess of $150 received by such committee not
    otherwise listed under items (4) through (9), and if a
    contributor is an individual who contributed more than
    $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
    the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown,
    a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort
    to ascertain this information;
        (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
    committee or candidate during the reporting period.
    (c) Each quarterly report shall include the following
information regarding any independent expenditures made during
the reporting period: (1) the full name and mailing address of
each person to whom an expenditure in excess of $150 has been
made in connection with an independent expenditure; (2) the
amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure; (3) a statement
whether the independent expenditure was in support of or in
opposition to a particular candidate; (4) the name of the
candidate; (5) the office and, when applicable, district,
sought by the candidate; and (6) a certification, under penalty
of perjury, that such expenditure was not made in cooperation,
consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such
committee. The report shall also include (I) the total of all
independent expenditures of $150 or less made during the
reporting period and (II) the total amount of all independent
expenditures made during the reporting period.
    (d) The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
    The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
which they relate.
    (e) Each report shall be verified, dated, and signed by
either the treasurer of the political committee or the
candidate on whose behalf the report is filed and shall contain
the following verification:
    "I declare that this report (including any accompanying
schedules and statements) has been examined by me and, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, correct, and
complete report as required by Article 9 of the Election Code.
I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete
statement is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.".
    (f) A political committee may amend a report filed under
subsection (a) or (b). The Board may reduce or waive a fine if
the amendment is due to a technical or inadvertent error and
the political committee files the amended report, except that a
report filed under subsection (b) must be amended within 5
business days. The State Board shall ensure that a description
of the amended information is available to the public. The
Board may promulgate rules to enforce this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
    Sec. 9-13. Audits of political committees.
    (a) The Board shall have the authority to order a political
committee to conduct an audit of the financial records required
to be maintained by the committee to ensure compliance with
Sections 9-8.5 and 9-10. Audits ordered by the Board shall be
conducted as provided in this Section and as provided by Board
rule.
    (b) The Board may order a political committee to conduct an
audit of its financial records for any of the following
reasons: (i) a discrepancy between the ending balance of a
reporting period and the beginning balance of the next
reporting period, (ii) failure to account for previously
reported investments or loans, or (iii) a discrepancy between
reporting contributions received by or expenditures made for a
political committee that are reported by another political
committee, except the Board shall not order an audit pursuant
to this item (iii) unless there is a willful pattern of
inaccurate reporting or there is a pattern of similar
inaccurate reporting involving similar contributions by the
same contributor. Prior to ordering an audit, the Board shall
afford the political committee due notice and an opportunity
for a closed preliminary hearing. A political committee shall
hire an entity qualified to perform an audit; except, a
political committee shall not hire a person that has
contributed to the political committee during the previous 4
years.
    (c) In each calendar year, the Board shall randomly order
no more than 3% of registered political committees to conduct
an audit. The Board shall establish a standard, scientific
method of selecting the political committees that are to be
audited so that every political committee has an equal
mathematical chance of being selected.
    (d) Upon receipt of notification from the Board ordering an
audit, a political committee shall conduct an audit of the
financial records required to be maintained by the committee to
ensure compliance with the contribution limitations
established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting requirements
established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10 for a period of 2
years or the period since the committee was previously ordered
to conduct an audit, whichever is shorter. The entity
performing the audit shall review the amount of funds and
investments maintained by the political committee and ensure
the financial records accurately account for any contributions
and expenditures made by the political committee. A certified
copy of the audit shall be delivered to the Board within 60
calendar days after receipt of notice from the Board, unless
the Board grants an extension to complete the audit. A
political committee ordered to conduct an audit through the
random selection process shall not be required to conduct
another audit for a minimum of 5 years unless the Board has
reason to believe the political committee is in violation of
Section 9-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10.
    (e) The Board shall not disclose the name of any political
committee ordered to conduct an audit or any documents in
possession of the Board related to an audit unless, after
review of the audit findings, the Board has reason to believe
the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5,
or 9-10 and the Board imposed a fine.
    (f) Failure to deliver a certified audit in a timely manner
is a business offense punishable by a fine of $250 per day that
the audit is late, up to a maximum of $5,000.
Each semi-annual report of campaign contributions and
expenditures under Section 9-10 shall disclose-
    (1) the name and address of the political committee;
    (2) (Blank);
    (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
reporting period;
    (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
contributions, and if the contributor is an individual who
contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the
contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the
contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has
made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
    (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
for such committee during the reporting period and not reported
under item (4);
    (6) the name and address of each political committee from
which the reporting committee received, or to which that
committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate amount
or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates
of all transfers;
    (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
committee during the reporting period and not reported under
item (6);
    (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or value
in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and
amount of such loans, and if a lender or endorser is an
individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the
occupation and employer of that individual, or if the
occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a
statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
ascertain this information;
    (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such committee
from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b) mass
collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items such as
political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems,
hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
    (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise listed
under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is an
individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and
employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer
of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee
has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
    (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such committee
or candidate during the reporting period;
    (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom expenditures have been made by such committee or candidate
within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
expenditure and the question of public policy or the name and
address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
behalf such expenditure was made;
    (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and which
is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and
purpose of such expenditure;
    (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such committee
during the reporting period;
    (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150,
and the amount of such debts or obligations.
    The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-16)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-16)
    Sec. 9-16. It shall be the duty of the board and of each
county clerk-
    (1) to make the reports and statements filed with them
available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon
as practicable but not later than the end of the second day
following the day during which it was received, and to permit
copying of any such report or statement by hand or at cost by
duplicating machine, as requested by any person, at the expense
of such person;
    (2) to preserve such reports and statements for a period of
2 years from the date of receipt;
    (3) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system
consonant with the purposes of this Article;
    (4) to compile and maintain a current list of all
statements or parts of statements pertaining to each candidate;
    (5) to prepare and publish such reports as the board or
county clerk may deem appropriate;
    (6) to report apparent violations of law to the appropriate
law enforcement authorities; and
    (7) to provide to each candidate at the time he files his
nomination papers a notice of obligations under this Article.
Said notice shall state that the manual of instructions and
forms for the statements required to be filed under this
Article are available from the Board or the county clerk upon
request. Said notice shall be given each candidate by the Board
or county clerk and the candidate shall receipt therefor.
However, if a candidate files his nomination papers by mail or
if an agent of the candidate files nomination papers on behalf
of the candidate, the Board or the county clerk shall within 2
business days of the day and hour endorsed on the petition send
such notice to the candidate by first class mail. Such notice
shall briefly outline who is required to file under the
campaign disclosure law and the penalties for failure to file.
The notice of obligations under this Article shall be prepared
by the Board.
    Thereafter, at least 30 days before each filing date for
reports of campaign contributions and for semi-annual reports
of campaign contributions and expenditures, the Board shall
send by first class mail to each political committee that has
filed a statement of organization with the Board or the Board
and the county clerk, a notice of obligations under this
Article, and appropriate forms for filing the report. The
notice shall contain a statement that the manual of
instructions is available from the Board or the county clerk
upon request.
    The board or the appropriate clerk shall preserve the
receipts for said packets and notices for a period of 2 years
from the date of receipt.
(Source: P.A. 86-873.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-21)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-21)
    Sec. 9-21. Upon receipt of a such complaint as provided in
Section 9-20, the Board shall hold a closed preliminary hearing
to determine whether or not the complaint appears to have been
filed on justifiable grounds. Such closed preliminary hearing
shall be conducted as soon as practicable after affording
reasonable notice, a copy of the complaint, and an opportunity
to testify at such hearing to both the person making the
complaint and the person against whom the complaint is
directed. If the Board fails to determine that the complaint
has been filed on justifiable grounds, it shall dismiss the
complaint without further hearing. Any additional hearings
shall be open to the public.
    Whenever in the judgment of the Board, in an open meeting,
determines, after affording due notice and an opportunity for a
public hearing, that any person has engaged or is about to
engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will
constitute a violation of any provision of this Article or any
regulation or order issued thereunder, the Board shall issue an
order directing such person to take such action as the Board
determines may be necessary in the public interest to correct
the violation. In addition, if the act or practice engaged in
consists of the failure to file any required report within the
time prescribed by this Article, the Board, as part of its
order, shall further provide that if, within the 12-month
period following the issuance of the order, such person fails
to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
subsequent report as may be required, such person may be
subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23. The Board
shall render its final judgment within 60 days of the date the
complaint is filed; except that during the 60 days preceding
the date of the election in reference to which the complaint is
filed, the Board shall render its final judgment within 7 days
of the date the complaint is filed, and during the 7 days
preceding such election, the Board shall render such judgment
before the date of such election, if possible.
    At any time prior to the issuance of the Board's final
judgment, the parties may dispose of the complaint by a written
stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order. Any such
stipulation, settlement or order shall, however, be submitted
in writing to the Board and shall become effective only if
approved by the Board in an open meeting. If the act or
practice complained of consists of the failure to file any
required report within the time prescribed by this Article,
such stipulation, settlement or order may provide that if,
within the 12-month period following the approval of such
stipulation, agreement or order, the person complained of fails
to file within the time prescribed by this Article any
subsequent reports as may be required, such person may be
subject to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 9-23.
    Any person filing a complaint pursuant to Section 9-20 may,
upon written notice to the other parties and to the Board,
voluntarily withdraw the complaint at any time prior to the
issuance of the Board's final determination.
(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-23.5 new)
    Sec. 9-23.5. Public database of founded complaints. The
State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain on its
official website a searchable database, freely accessible to
the public, of each complaint filed with the Board under this
Article with respect to which Board action was taken, including
all Board actions and penalties imposed, if any. The Board must
update the database within 5 business days after an action is
taken or a penalty is imposed to include that complaint,
action, or penalty in the database. The Task Force on Campaign
Finance Reform shall make recommendations on improving access
to information related to founded complaints.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
    Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
and contribution reports as follows:
    Electronic Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as
the Board has provided adequate software to the political
committee, electronic filing is required for all political
committees that during the reporting period (i) had at any time
a balance or an accumulation of contributions of $10,000
$25,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
$25,000 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of
$10,000 $25,000 or more.
    Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
had at any time a balance or an accumulation of contributions
of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or
more.
    The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
on the Board's website through the World Wide Web.
    The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
committees, and election authorities.
    The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
committees, and election authorities with respect to
electronic filings required under this Article.
    For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
includes entities required to report to the Board under Section
9-7.5.
(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-28.5 new)
    Sec. 9-28.5. Injunctive relief for electioneering
communications.
    (a) Whenever the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney
with jurisdiction over any portion of the relevant electorate,
believes that any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, is
making, producing, publishing, republishing, or broadcasting
an electioneering communication paid for by any person, as
defined in Section 9-1.6, who has not first complied with the
registration and disclosure requirements of this Article, he or
she may bring an action in the name of the People of the State
of Illinois or, in the case of a State's Attorney, the People
of the County, against such person or persons to restrain by
preliminary or permanent injunction the making, producing,
publishing, republishing, or broadcasting of such
electioneering communication until the registration and
disclosure requirements have been met.
    (b) Any political committee that believes any person, as
defined in Section 9-1.6, is making, producing, publishing,
republishing, or broadcasting an electioneering communication
paid for by any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, who has
not first complied with the registration and disclosure
requirements of this Article may bring an action in the circuit
court against such person or persons to restrain by preliminary
or permanent injunction the making, producing, publishing,
republishing, or broadcasting of such electioneering
communication until the registration and disclosure
requirements have been met.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-30)
    Sec. 9-30. Ballot forfeiture. The State Board of Elections
shall not certify the The name of any a person who has not paid
a civil penalty imposed against his or her political committee
him or her under this Article to shall not appear upon any
ballot for any office in any election if while the penalty is
unpaid by the date required for certification.
    The State Board of Elections shall generate a list of all
candidates whose political committees have not paid any civil
penalty assessed against them under this Article. Such list
shall be transmitted to any election authority whose duty it is
to place the name of any such candidate on the ballot. The
election authority shall not place upon the ballot the name of
any candidate appearing on this list for any office in any
election while the penalty is unpaid, unless the candidate has
requested a hearing and the Board has not disposed of the
matter by the date of certification.
(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-40 new)
    Sec. 9-40. Campaign Finance Reform Task Force.
    (a) There is hereby created the Campaign Finance Reform
Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a
thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance
reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the
feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance
regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in
exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure
limitations.
    (b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 members, appointed
as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority
Leader of the Senate; and 3 by the Governor, one of whom shall
serve as chairperson. Members shall be adults and residents of
Illinois. The individual (or his or her successor) who
appointed a member may remove that appointed member before the
expiration of his or her term on the Task Force for official
misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Members shall
serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses.
Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
    (c) The Task Force shall conduct meetings and conduct a
public hearing before filing any report mandated by this
Section. At the public hearings, the Task Force shall allow
interested persons to present their views and comments. The
Task Force shall submit all reports required by this Section to
the Governor, the State Board of Elections, and the General
Assembly. In addition to the reports required by this Section,
the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports
and recommendations. The State Board of Elections shall provide
administrative support to the Task Force.
    (d) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of
implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that
would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary
adherence to specified expenditure limitations. In conducting
its study, the Task Force shall consider a system of public
financing by State government for the conduct and finance of
election campaigns for the following: (1) Representatives and
Senators in the General Assembly, (2) constitutional offices of
State government, and (3) judges. The Task Force may propose
financing campaigns through funding mechanisms including, but
not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on
lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund. In determining a
plan for election to each office, the Task Force shall consider
the following factors:
        (i) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for
    that office;
        (ii) the amount of funds expended by past candidates
    for that office;
        (iii) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by
    candidates of different political parties;
        (iv) the amount of funds expended by entities not
    affiliated with a candidate;
        (v) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a
    committee of a political party to promote a candidate;
        (vi) jurisprudence with relation to campaign finance
    and public financing; and
        (vii) such other factors, not confined to the
    foregoing, that the Task Force determines to be related to
    the public financing of elections in this State.
    The Task Force shall also study the feasibility of creating
public financing within the statutory system of limits, or if
the system of limits should be changed to facilitate a system
of public financing and the need for a process to protect
candidates who receive public financing against candidates who
do not opt to participate in public financing or who
self-finance.
    The Task Force shall submit the report required by this
subsection no later than December 31, 2011. The Task Force may
provide, at its discretion, interim reports and
recommendations before that date.
    (e) The Task Force shall examine and make recommendations
related to the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly in Section 9-8.5 (c-5) and (c-10) limiting
contributions to a political party committee from a candidate
political committee or political party committee. The Task
Force shall submit a report with recommendations required by
this subsection no later than September 30, 2012. The Task
Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and
recommendations before that date.
    (f) The Task Force shall review the implementation of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any additional
campaign finance reform legislation considered by the General
Assembly. The Task Force shall examine each provision of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and make
recommendations for changes, deletions, or improvements. In
conducting its review of campaign finance reform
implementation, the Task Force shall also consider and address
a variety of empirical measures, case studies, and comparative
analyses, including, but not limited to the following:
        (i) campaign finance legislation in other states as
    well as the federal system of campaign finance regulation;
        (ii) the impact of contribution limits in Illinois,
    including the impact on contributions from individuals,
    corporations, associations, and labor organizations;
        (iii) the impact of contribution limits on independent
    expenditures in Illinois;
        (iv) the effectiveness, reliability, and cost of
    various enforcement mechanisms;
        (v) the best practices in mandating timely disclosure
    of the origin of campaign contributions; and
        (vi) the best way to require and conduct random audits
    and audits for cause.
    The Task Force shall also submit a report detailing the
following: (i) the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms,
(ii) whether the disclosure requirements and the definition of
“receipt” result in accurate reporting; (iii) issues related to
audits, (iv) the effect of using the same election cycle for
all members of the General Assembly, and (v) the impact of
Section 9-8.5(h).
    The Task Force shall submit reports required by this
subsection no later than March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015.
    (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report by March 10,
2015. The Task Force is abolished and this Section is repealed
on March 15, 2015.
 
    (10 ILCS 5/29-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29-12)
    Sec. 29-12. Disregard of Election Code. Except with respect
to Article 9 of this Code, any Any person who knowingly (a)
does any act prohibited by or declared unlawful by, or (b)
fails to do any act required by, this Code, shall, unless a
different punishment is prescribed by this Code, be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 78-887.)
 
    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.7 rep.)
    (10 ILCS 5/9-4 rep.)
    (10 ILCS 5/9-7.5 rep.)
    (10 ILCS 5/9-12 rep.)
    (10 ILCS 5/9-14 rep.)
    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by repealing
Sections 9-1.7, 9-4, 9-7.5, 9-12, and 9-14.
 
    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
January 1, 2011, except that this Section and the changes in
Section 5 to Sections 9-1.14, 9-1.15, 9-2, 9-3, 9-8.6, 9-28.5,
and 9-40 of the Election Code take effect on July 1, 2010.